Cinema and Representation

This theme focuses on the ways in which Aboriginal peoples have been represented in NFB documentaries. Film excerpts illustrate how the representation of Aboriginal peoples has evolved over the last fifty years.

Excerpts

Caribou Hunters

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César's Bark Canoe/César et son Canot d'écorce

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Circle of the Sun

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The Other Side of the Ledger: An Indian View of the Hudson's Bay Company

In 1951, the film captures nomadic Cree and Chippewa hunters accompanied by dog teams in a caribou hunt as they roam the northern Manitoba forests and tundra. Following the hunt, they take the furs to the Hudson’s Bay Trading Post for goods exchange.